Education

Where are the education books?

Books in the Library are grouped together by subject.  Education books are located on the third floor of the library within the L section.  Here is how the L section of the Library is divided. 

L - General
LA - History of Education
LB - Theory and practice of education

• LB1025-1050.75 (Principles of teaching);
• LB1050.9-1091 (Educational psychology);
• LB1101-1602 (Early childhood through elementary ed.);      
• LB1603-1696 (Secondary ed.);
• LB1705-2286 (Teacher ed.);
• LB2300-2430 (Higher ed.);
• LB2801-3095 (School administration and organization)

LC - Special aspects of education

• LC8-59 (Forms of educ.);
• LC65-245 (Social aspects of educ.);
• LC251-951 (Moral and religious educ.);
• LC980-1099 (Types of educ.);
• LC1390-5160 (Education of special classes of persons)

LD-LG - Individual institutions

• LD (US) ; LE (Americas other than US);
• LF (Europe);
• LG (Africa, Asia, Australia + Pacific Islands)

LH - College & school publications
LJ - Student fraternities & organizations (US)
LT - Textbooks

Education is closely connected to other disciplines including psychology (BF309-499 Cognition and Learning), child development (HQ 768-799), and law (KF4100-4260).  Remember that you will often find relevant materials in different areas of the collection.  

How Do I Search for a Book on an Education-Related Topic?

You can go into the stacks and browse through the L section, but because the library's collection is so large, it is almost always more efficient to search for books (or eBooks) using the library website.